Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) stated that the National Selectors have released five players from the Sri Lanka Test squad currently taking part in the ongoing series against England in Galle.
Accordingly, Dimuth Karunaratne, Kusal Mendis, Minod Bhanuka, Lahiru Kumara, and Nuwan Pradeep has been released from the squad and left for their respective homes on Tuesday night.
Skipper Karunaratne has been released from the squad as he is unavailable for the second Test due to an injury sustained, while the other four players have been sent due to other reasons.
The released players will return to training at the High Performance Centre in Colombo.
In the absence of Karunaratne, Dinesh Chandimal will continue to captain the team in the second Test match, the SLC confirmed.
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